Excess load
of homework is the biggest problem of the students these days. No doubt
homework is an essential part of our teaching system but given indiscreetly it
certainly tends to distract students' focus from the subjects which really need
more concentration and real hard work.

There are so
many subjects in the curriculum and each subject is taught by different subject
teacher in the class. Every teacher finds it his or her fundamental right to
give homework to the students in substantial amount unaware of the fact that
how much the students have already been burdened by the homework given by other
teachers. The pressure of homework is so much that at least 3 to 4 hours are
fixed in daily routine of a student to wrestle with the books of different
subjects.

After school
hours a child requires at least two hours to reach home, to freshen up, to have
lunch and to relax for a while and that too if he lives in a close proximity of
the school. For the students who live in distant areas one can easily double up
the time I stated before. Consequently they require further more time to reach
home and finish their daily chores. Immediately after that again they are glued
to the study table without wasting a single moment in any kind of extra
activity like outdoor games or watching informative or entertaining programs on
TV. Neither can they devote some time in chiseling their hobbies or in satisfying
their urge of creativity. Instead they are forced to finish the non productive
homework having left no stamina for actual and most essential studies. It
should certainly be given a thought that the children are human beings, they
are not robots. If the child fails to finish the homework he gets scolding and
punishment in the class in front of his friends and classmates. This kind of
treatment disheartens and demoralizes him immensely resulting in his
disinterest in studies and disrespect for the teacher concerned.

Then how to
get rid of this problem! I think there is one logical solution to solve this
problem amicably. The teachers should assess the strength and weaknesses of their
students in each class. For example if a student is weak in Physics but is
strong in Literature he should be exempted from the burden of the homework in Literature.
If another student is weak in Mathematics and is doing well in Chemistry why should
he be forced to waste his precious time on the homework of Chemistry while he
needs more time to concentrate on Mathematics? A student weak in Physics needs
more time to clear his concepts on the difficult numerical of the subject
instead of writing the essay on the topics like “How did he spend his summer
vacations” or “ A boat ride on a full moon night” which already is his strong
subject and he always scores good marks in it.

The
capabilities, interests and the weak and strong points of the students should
be valued and taken notice of. This consideration would leave them with a lot
of spare time which will enable them to focus and concentrate on their weak
subjects and this will definitely benefit them in their studies. The aim of
homework should be to improve and increase their skills and speed, sharpen
their imagination and memory and develop their interest in studies. But these
days the pattern of homework is casting a negative effect on the psyche and
mental health of the students as well as on their studies. Just think over it,
is it justified that all the students are loaded with the burden of homework on
equal basis while they need to put more efforts on their weak subjects. No way
sirs! This is an importantmatter of
their studies. It is not the ‘Prasad’ of a ‘Mandir’ which is meant to be
distributed among all the devotees in a uniform pattern and in the same amount
and quantity. So this is my genuine request to all the teachers and the authorities concerned that please think over this problem and do something to save the children
from this unhealthy trend of homework and please do come out with a logical solution to
save their souls.

Students are
over burdened with the homework system prevalent in schools these days. They do
not have enough time to concentrate on their weak subjects. Do you have any
logical solutions?